Article Published: 3/1/2013
GM is first automaker to use Class A CFRP parts from new pressure-press technology.
Class A CFRP body panels: Six-minute cureArticle Published: 3/1/2013
Gurit CBS-based laminate/process combo mints parts with twice the thermal performance in one-sixth the time.
SPE ACCE 2012 ReviewArticle Published: 11/30/2012
Bursting at the seams, the 12th annual Society of Plastic Engineers Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition tops its previous bests.
High-temp thermoplastics: Higher ExpectationsArticle Published: 10/1/2012
As the drive to greater fuel efficiency under the hood catches fire, fiber-reinforced thermoplastics prove they can take the heat.
2012 SPE ACCE previewArticle Published: 8/1/2012
The Society’s Automotive and Composites Divisions expand the program to match auto-industry growth.
Auto composites quest: One-minute cycle time?Article Published: 8/1/2012
Faced with high fuel prices and ever-more stringent restrictions on tailpipe emissions, automakers are taking composites into their own hands.
Next-generation pressure vesselsArticle Published: 7/2/2012
The first commercial tank in the elusive Type V category and a larger but lighter Type IV CNG tank presage new growth of filament winding in the storage of compressed gasses.
Out-of-autoclave prepreg enables concept sports carArticle Published: 7/1/2012
After nine years and an investment of more than $1 million (Aus), Autohorizon's (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) FR-1, a two-seat roadster concept car, hand built with carbon fiber composites, has made its debut.
Automotive CFRP: Repair or replace?Article Published: 5/1/2012
As more carbon composites are used on structural car components, how will crash damage be assessed and repairs be made?
Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentumArticle Published: 2/29/2012
All signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?
